The Four Levels of Mental Energy I often turn to Gretchen Rubin’s four levels of mental energy to help me figure out what I want and need and should be doing with myself in a given moment. Here’s how she defines the four levels. Level 1: Contemplative Energy—planning, deciding, creating, inhibiting (holding yourself back from saying, doing, or thinking something), setting priorities, making transitions Level 2: Engagement Energy—talking to other people; reading or observing, using critical thinking Level 3: Audience Energy—passively watching or listening Level 4: Habit Energy—mindlessly
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